Division of Rankin
| Rankin Australian House of Representatives Division | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of boundaries since the 2019 federal election | |||||||||||||||
| Created | 1984 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Jim Chalmers | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Dame Annabelle Rankin | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 114,981 (2025) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 131 km2 (50.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Outer metropolitan | ||||||||||||||
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The Division of Rankin is an Australian electoral division in the state of Queensland. It is to the southeast of Brisbane, comprising parts of the City of Brisbane and City of Logan.
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) has continuously held the seat since its establishment in 1984. Since 2013 its MP has been Jim Chalmers, who has been Treasurer of Australia under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese since 2022.
Geography
[edit]Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by determined by a redistribution made up of statutory appointments. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned.[1]
Today Rankin is based on the outer southern suburbs of the City of Brisbane, in addition to portions of the City of Logan.
History
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The division was created in 1984 and is named after Dame Annabelle Rankin, the first Queensland woman elected to the Senate. Rankin served as a government minister under four successive prime ministers in the 1960s and 1970s, before she was appointed High Commissioner of Australia to New Zealand, becoming the first woman to head an Australian mission overseas.
In its original form, Rankin covered the Gold Coast hinterland including Lamington National Park and the major town of Beaudesert as well as some outer metropolitan areas of Brisbane. In this situation it was a marginal seat held by the Labor Party. However, with the transfer of the rural hinterland to Forde, Rankin became a much safer Labor seat, being one of only two Queensland seats the ALP retained in the 1996 election.
Members
[edit]| Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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David Beddall (1948–) |
Labor | 1 December 1984 – 31 August 1998 |
Previously held the Division of Fadden. Served as minister under Hawke and Keating. Retired | |
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Craig Emerson (1954–) |
3 October 1998 – 5 August 2013 |
Served as minister under Rudd and Gillard. Retired | ||
|
Jim Chalmers (1978–) |
7 September 2013 – present |
Incumbent. Currently a minister under Albanese | ||
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Jim Chalmers | 45,303 | 49.42 | +5.47 | |
| Liberal National | Paul Darwen | 18,101 | 19.75 | −9.26 | |
| Greens | Joshua Riethmuller | 10,032 | 10.94 | +0.24 | |
| One Nation | Kyle Lentz | 6,021 | 6.57 | −1.41 | |
| Family First | Carol Ordish | 3,862 | 4.21 | +4.21 | |
| People First | Lana Hudson | 3,416 | 3.73 | +3.73 | |
| Trumpet of Patriots | Janet Lindbom | 3,300 | 3.60 | +3.60 | |
| Socialist Alliance | Alex Bainbridge | 1,634 | 1.78 | +1.78 | |
| Total formal votes | 91,669 | 93.57 | −2.54 | ||
| Informal votes | 6,304 | 6.43 | +2.54 | ||
| Turnout | 97,973 | 85.23 | +0.67 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Jim Chalmers | 60,092 | 65.55 | +6.46 | |
| Liberal National | Paul Darwen | 31,577 | 34.45 | −6.46 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +6.46 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Jim Chalmers | 38,596 | 43.95 | +2.52 | |
| Liberal National | Paul Darwen | 25,478 | 29.01 | −2.34 | |
| Greens | Neil Cotter | 9,394 | 10.70 | +1.62 | |
| One Nation | Glen Cookson | 7,006 | 7.98 | −0.58 | |
| United Australia | Jeff Crank | 5,064 | 5.77 | +2.08 | |
| Animal Justice | Suzanne Clarke | 2,284 | 2.60 | +2.60 | |
| Total formal votes | 87,822 | 96.11 | +3.84 | ||
| Informal votes | 3,553 | 3.89 | −3.84 | ||
| Turnout | 91,375 | 84.56 | −4.26 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Jim Chalmers | 51,892 | 59.09 | +2.65 | |
| Liberal National | Paul Darwen | 35,930 | 40.91 | −2.65 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.65 | |||
indicates at what stage the winning candidate had over 50% of the votes and was declared the winner.References
[edit]- ^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Rankin, Qld, 2025 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Rankin, QLD, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.